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THE THISTLE,

queens Electra, Mohican, Atalanta, Nour-
mahal, Stranger, Susquehanna; the nereids
Vision, Viola, Nooya, Loando, Norma, Lo-
ganda, Satellite; the winged wanderers Of
the beautiful feet, the cloud-bearing cham
pionS, the huge and Slow-moving arks of
ocean travel, the wicked Now Then scamp
ering hither and thither like q small boy in
recess, the teeming tiers of the harbor giants,
whose machinery seemed perpetually reach
ing down into the hold for something it
never quite succeeded in fetching up-all
these, with myriad turbulent tugs, snorting,
footing, changing mysterious BELLS now beat
ing the water, now idle, backing, going for
ward, rocking idly, never at rest-all
these filled the expanse of waters; and be-
yond, the gray curtains of the mist were
drawn to hide the hills and spires.
Finally all was ready. The two yachts
had hoisted their anchors and were standing
to and fro like two thoroughbreds on track,
watching each other and the flagship.
They had the same sail set. includ-
ing those mentioned, and the baby
jib topsail. Their perfect symmetry made
them seem small. They were the centres of
observation to an immense circle of boats. for
all the craft had been forced back till they
formed an immense ring on the water, as if for
a contest with soft gloves for the two nation
al representatives. The Regatta Committee
on the steam yacht Electra looked at their
watches. "Bang!' went the Electras gun.
1t was 1920 o'clock.
The yachts stood back and forth uueasily.
"Bangn went the second gun at 1890, and
almost with its echo the Thistle came about,
and, under the light breeze, crossed the line
first.
The Electra footed, and then the hullabaloo
was indescribable. Every whistle was
turned loose to its fullest capacity. Above
the dull roar Of the big ones rose the
shrieks, screams and squeals of the little
steamers. "Bro-o-o-o-o,n "Bra-a-a-a.a,n
".Bre-eee," Brow-ow-ow," the whistles
steamed away in dissonant and deaf
ening chorus, their boats covered with steam,
through which the smoke Of many guns came
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

ONLY $4,000 is asked for the release Of
Ramsey and Kerins, the Louisville battery.
ONLY fourteen out of the twenty-four
League pitchers have won more games than
they have lost.
IT is not a settled thing yet as to whether
the St. Louis Club will or will not go into the
League next season.
CLARKsoN, of Chicago leads the strike-out
record Of the League pitchers. he has made
100 batsmen fan the air this season.
MANAGER GAFFNEY corroborates the ru-
NOR concerning the reported sale OF the
Washington Club. The team is for sale.
THE Metropolitans have beaten the record
by scoring only two runs in four successive
games. Three Of the games resulted in no
runs.
THERE will be large number of good ball
PLAYERS from the East in California during
the coming winter, and some interesting
games may be expected.
THE Detroits have not been driven from
the head of the League column since the first
week of the season, when they occupied third
and second places successively for two days.
PRESIDENT JOHN WARD is reported to have
said that the League must recognize the Base
ball Brotherhood. If not, an association may
be formed of its members in opposition to
the League.
UMPIRE MCLEAN, Of the International
League, mulcted ten Of the players at To
ronto recently. He fined Faats $40, McCor-
mack SIS and eight Of the Syracuse players S.
each for finding fault with his decisions.
THE series between the st. Louis Club and
the Detroits for the worlds championship
will probably consist of nine games. Two
games will probably be played in New York
two in Detroit and two in Chicago, and one
each in st. Louis, Philadelphia and Balti
more.
Ina recent game at Philadelphia between
the Athletics and st. Louis, Latham, not
liking McQuade's umpiring, insulting!ly
asked the umpire if he 'was going to do the
right thing in the game" McQuade replied
that he was, and Immediately clapped heavy
fine on Latham.
ACCORDING to the records of the Nationa
League, Bouthers, Of Detroit, leads all bats
men, with a percentage Of .44s. He ha:
PLAYED in 100 games, scored 134 runs ano
made 2l2 base hits. Connor leads the New
York Club; Darling, Chicago; Nash, Boston
Hines, Washington; Ferguson, Philadelphia
Carroll, Pittsburg, and Seery, Indianapolis
II HAVE umpired for both organizations
and let me tell you the League is away ahead
of the Association" said Umpire Daniels
ITO begin with, the League has better bat
tiers, and its players see and play much finel
points. The st. Louis Brownsa Yes, they
are a wonderful team. but the Detroits car
win from them by virtue Of superior bot
ting"
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THE VOLUNTEER.

The conditions upon which the Americas
cup is sailed for are that the challenger
must win it twice out of three races in
order to carry it off, and the de-
fender must be victorious the same
number of times to insure its remain
ing lin this country. One of the series of three
races must be sailed over the regatta course Of
the club holding the cup, and that is why
the race of this years series was
Club. The second race is over a course
of 20 nautical miles to windward and
return, and the third race, if neces-
sary, over a triangular course of 40
nautical miles outside Sandy Hook. A
statute mile measures $3.50 feet, but a
nautical mile is 6,0S0 feet, though blue-water
navigators, preferring to be a little ahead
rather than behind in their reckoning,
assume that it is just G, 900 feet.
won on the first day by the Volunteer is
taken from the New York papers:
By o'clock A. N. the harbor was in q
tumult Of preparation. Industrious launches
leaped from wave to wave, and up the gang
ways of the yachts were handed innumerable
and bewildering girls: leviathan steamers
blew long and fitfully, hurrying their
thousands aboard; multitudinous cats floated
seward with limp wings; dories and dingies,
packets, barges everything which could
float and move was busy as busy could be,
getting packed for the race.
And the tugs! The tugs had day out and
they knew it. If there was one tug there
were hundred, and each was loaded with
all the red paint and cussedness it
could carry. Given ten snub-nosed, swag
gering and uproarious tugs on a pic
mic and foghorn may just as we'll curl up
and quit; given hundred full of frolic and
toots, and the voice of the whirlwind in
wrath sinks to silence by comparison.
By hundred paths converged the mar
Vellous throng to the place of trial. The sea
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THE LABOR WORLD.

THE Harnessmakers' Union has now a Ma
tional Union of l5, t0) members.
THE statistician of L. A. 1888 of Rico,
Colorado, reports that over ninety per cent.
of its members own homes.
THE membership of the X. of L. and the
American Federation of Labor is estimated
to be G00,0O0 in good standing for each
organization.
THE Union Coal Company, Shamokin,
Penn, has promulgated an agreement where
by miners will receive eight per cent advance
and laborers fifteen per cent, and other
minor concessions
A TELEPHONE company, with capital
stock of 500 No, 900, has been incorporated
at Indianapolis, Ind. The company proposes
to manufacture the telephone patented by II.
L. Todd, of Washington, the place of busi-
ness to be indianapolis
THE American flint bottle and window
glass workers Of the country have formed an
organization to prevent the importation of
contract labor. They have raised q fund of
S50,00O, which will be used in the prosecu-
tion of any manufacturer who attempts to
import contract labor
Miss CATHERINE RANGER, of Hamilton,
Ont, is regarded as the feminine champion
of the cause of labor. For three years she has
talked and written at every opportunity upon
CHlS lleIle, dLQ Ullc uttJ IcSclVlJ lile hlll5nlS
of Labor Of Hamilton manifested their appre-
citation by presenting her with memorial
and a gold watch.
TABER SKINNER, formerly Knight of La
bor, has brought suit against General Work
man Powderly and the General Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor to recover
$46O.24 for work done in repairs and altera-
tions upon the new Knights of Labor palace
in Philadelphia. Skinner has filed mechan-
les lien against the labor headquarters in the
amount claimed.
PEACHES that grow to be ten inches in
circumference are a common sight about
Clyde, Ohio, where there are extensive
orchards Tie peaches are of the very best
variety TOD
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.

THE steamship Alesia arrived at New York
few days since with Asiatic cholera on
board. brought direct from Italy, where the
dreaded scourge is now raging. Thirteen
persons were taken down during the voyage,
and eight died The vessel was Immediately
quarantined by the New York Health Off
GERS.
A RESOLUTION to hold meetings Of work
ingmen all over the country to protest
against the execution Of the Chicago An
archists, resulted in q row in the Central
Labor Union of New York city. Many OF
the delegates withdrew after prominent
member called upon God to bless the hand
that threw the bomb.
WILLIAM HARTUNG, a well-known citizen of
Reading, Penn, fell into kettle Of boiling
catsup in the yard of his residence, and was
scalded to death.
THE Philadelphia Mint is unable to tlpply
the demand for cents, nickels and dimes.
A MORTGAGE for $50, 1000, 900 against the
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey,
and in favor of the Central Trust Company
of New York, was filed the other day at
Wilkesbarre, Penn. twas dated July l, 1887,
and is to run 100 years, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent
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South and West.

A DRUG CLERK in Wichita, Kansas, for
1850 violations of the Prohibition law, has
been sentenced to over seventeen years. i'm
prsonment and $40, 800 fine.
Mrs. LUCY PARSONS, wife of one of the
condemned Anarchists, was arrested in
Chicago for distributing copies Of her hus-
bands appeal to the people on the sidewalks.
ELEVEN criminals were publicly whipped,
and two were placed for an hour in the pill
lory in the Wilmington (Del) jail. From
ten to twenty lashes were given.
ANOTHER letter from Jefferson Davis to
Senator Reagan, of Texas, opposing the
Prohibition movement has been published.
AYoUNG man on bet took twenty-five
drinks of whiskey at Dayton, Ohio. He died
after swallowing the last drink.
AN Indian outbreak is reported from the
San Carlos reservation in Arizona. Post
Trader Horton has been murdered.
Two men-John McArdle and j. c.
Reardon-recently attempted to file land
claim at Indian Valley, CAL, which had al
ready been filed by Newton Azbell, they
claiming that the latter's entry was de-
fective. A few days ago Azbell went to their
cabin and shot both men dead. He then sur
rendered himself to the authorities
Miss PHOEBE W. CoUzINs has been ap-
pointed the United States Marshall at st.
Supreme Court, who is presiding in the Cir
cult Court there Miss Couzins's predecessor
was her father, who died lately.
The streets and houses of st. Louis were
lavishly decorated in honor of the National
Encampment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. Many thousands of veterans from
all parts of the Union were present. The
grand street parade, set down for Tuesday,
was postponed on account Of rain.
AT the meeting of the National Encamp-
ment of the Union Veterans Union in Cleve-
land, pension bill to be submitted to Coz
gress was unanimously adopted 1t is in
tended as service pension bill, and as all
addition to all invalid pensions which have or
may be granted.
AN entire passenger train, while running
at great rate of speed, was hurled from a
high trestle near Jackson, Tenn, some of the
cars turning completely over. Thirty per-
sons were injured, some fatally.
A RACE war has broken out in Brazoria
and Matagorda Counties, Texas, largely occu-
pied by colored people, and troops have been
sent to the scene.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

CLAUS SPEcKELs, the San Francisco sugar
king, is said to be worth over thirty millions.
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG is collecting mate
rial for history of the civil life of General
Grant.
THE aged Baroness Burdett- Coutts and her
young American husband are coming to
America.
The mad King Of Bavaria is learning to
make himself useful He passes his days in
pairing potatoes.
KING HuMBERT, of Italy, is only forty
three years old, yet his hair, long since gray,
is now nearly white
GENERAL LoNGsTREET says he expects
''both sides to pitch in to him' when his book
on the war is published.
HENRY GEORGE, the land and labor agita-
tor, was fined 500 in New York recently for
disregarding the notice to serve as jury
man.
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Foreign.

Two distinguished members of the Irish
Home Rule party-Sir. Thomas Grafton
Esmonde and Arthur O'Connor, both mem,
bers of the British Parliament-have sailed
for the United States.
The German poisoner, Schectel, convicted
of the murder of his first and second wives,
was beheaded in front of the prison at Star
gard.
THE Franco. German frontier hos been the
scene of another exciting episode. A soldier
on the German side shot into group OF hve
sportsmen and four beaters on the FrenGh
side. A beater was killed and hunter badly
wounded. The soldier says he believed they
were on German soil, and that ne ordered tne
Marty to halt before firing. The affair has
created much uneasiness in official circles.
A POLICE INSPECTORS skull was split open
bv a woman armed with poker at the evic-
ton of Colonel Meadows tenants at Ardna-
cr1lsha. Ireland.
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Valuable Clam Mine.

They have discovered clam mine in Ips-
wich, Mass, and it is so valuable that they
are arresting all outsiders who trespass on the
diggings The towns of Ipswich and Essex
10th lay claim to the river flats, which,
it has been discovered, are rich with juicy,
whte5shelled fruit. No clam diggings
in number, size, and quality surpass any
thing ever seen here before. They lie so
thicEly packed together in the mud and are
SO easily gathered that even green hand at
clam digging can easily earn 81 per day at
the work.
The value of the bed is estimated at $780,
900, and chance to labor in this vicinity is
a coveted prize. The people Of Ipswich claim
they caused the arrest of two Essex clam
diggers for trespass. The Essex people retail
lated by arresting William and Frank Jewett
on the same charge
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The Presidents Train.

The special train of cars upon which the
President and Mrs. Cleveland make their trip
through the South and West was
newly finished at the Pullman car
shops in Wilmington, DEL, and is
one of the the finest ever made up in the
world. 1t consists of the Alfarata a COM
poSite car OF the Pennsylvania vestibule
train the Velasco, a vestibule sleeper, and
Mr. Pullman's private car, P. P. G.
The forward car has an engine and dyna-
mos that furnish electric lights for the entire
train. All the upholstery has been renewed,
and Mr.. Pullman's car has been completely
changed from its original appearance.
Electric call bells are in all the cars. The
fittings throughout are most elaborate, and
combine all the comforts of first hotel
and the luxuries Of millionaire's mansion.
The train as it now stands represents $780,
600 OF property.
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Co1oRow. the Ute chief who is max

CoLoRow, the Ute chief who is max
ing the disturbance in Colorado, is an
enormous old savage weighing 300
pounds. He is what is known in base
ball slang as 20 kicker" He has never
been satisfied with the Government
and has been more or less rebellious
all his life. He used to visit Denver
very often, and on one occasion went
to Governor McCook's Office and be-
came rather insolent Governor Nc
Cook kicked Colorow out of his Office
and down a fight Of stairs into the
efraaf
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Washington.

THE Navy Department is well satisfied with
recent experiments with a dynamite gun.
Proiectiles propelled by dynamite Shot
through the air a long distance with tremen-
dous force
GENERAL JAMES B. RIcKETs, veteran OF
the Mexican and the Civil wars, died in
Washington, aged seventy -one years.
FOUR negroes quarreled over game OF
cards near Washington, D. C., the other
night. One Of them attempted to shoot an
other. but missed his aim and killed by
stander, George Rawlett, a young white
man.
UNDER the terms of its recent circular the
Treasury Department has purchased large
amount of AZ and per cent. bonds.
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over THE WIRES.
Telegraphic Information of an
Interesting Character.
The Growth of Southern Industrial
Enterprises.

The Baltimore Manufacturers Record pub
fishes quarterly statement of the Souths In
dustrial progress, and gives statistics Of new
enterprises organized during the first
nine months of 1887. The growth OF
industrial interests in the South during
that time is reported as surprising any
things ever before known. From Jan. 70
Sent. 10 there were 1854 new manufacturing
and mining enterprises reported, against
Its for the corresponding time of 1856,
covering almost the whole range of human
industry. The wide diversity of new enter
prises is shown by the following comparative
table.
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THE AMERICAS CUP.


The greatest nautical eventof the year has
been the international yacht race at New
York, between Americas representative, the
sloop Volunteer, and Great Britain's cham
pion, the Scotch cutter Thistle This last
contest for the Americas cup differs from
previous international contests. 1t was not
simply race prompted by the enterprise
and pluck of an English yachtsman anxious
for the honor of reclaiming the Cup captured
by the American yacht in British waters
thirty-six years ago. 1t was a test Of the
merits of the American and English models
as represented by the best yacht ever yet
launched in English waters and the best
yacht ever built in America 1t was a con-
test between the two nations for the yachting
championship of the world.
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CAPTAIN WALKER, of the Cunard steam
meteor in mid ocean. The meteor appeared
in the northeast, and was very brilliant,
sparks radiating from the centre, The illum-
ination lasted six seconds, and then the
meteor fell into the sea, apparently about hah
a mile off shore.
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street..

Mrs. SARAH MAss1E, who lives in
Athens, Ala, is "a years old and has
been a widow sixty-three years. She
was we'll acquainted with Jefferson and
Madison. Her husband served in the
war of 1712, and she is now seeking
pension on that ground, but so far has
been unsuccessful
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Her One BlemiSh.

At last | had met her, could know and ad-
mire
THE maid he professei to adore;
But now he glared savagely into the fire,
And begged me to name her no more.
"Nhy, thought you considered her perfect" "
said /,
"From her head to the tips Of her toesF'
"So did" he replied, 'when thought OF her
aye
But changed on account Of her noes"
Life
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A WATERsPOUT'S WORK.
Two Towns in Mexico Nearly Swept
Away.

1INNICO
Away.
A despatch from New Laredo, gives the
details of great destruction of property IN
Guerro and Mier, Mexico, near the Rlo
Grande, by the overflowing of two rivers. In
Mier, which is built on the banks OF the klVer
Mier, 200 houses were destroyed an ana
nany were completely washed away. Inc
town of Guerro, which is situated ON tile
banks of the Salado River, is inundated,
and about fifty houses were either completely
washed away or damaged. Both these rivers
swollen by q great waterspout, which fell OH
Friday, and did mnch damage to the Me1l-
can National Railroad"
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THE old war-ship Tennessee, for so many
years the flagship of the North Atlantic
squadron, which was condemned about six
months ago, has been sold by auction for
S34, ,425. It is understood that she will be
used as a freight boat 5y Connecticut rail
road.
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Grand Army Parade at st. Louis.

The Grand Army parade at its National
Encampment in st. Louis was marred by a
heavy rain. 1t was made up of ten divisions, led
by Grand Marshal Grier, with his Chief Of
Post, of St. Louis, mounted and the Spring
field, Mass, battalion, special escorts to Com
mander-in. Chief Fairchild, who followed
few yards behind wrapped in rub
ber coat, smiling and bowling to the
large crowds who lined the streets.
His staff Of 100 men, mounted, preceded twen-
ty carriages, moving three abreast, in which
were the war Governors and other honored
guests. In the lead was one occupied by
Mayor Francis and General William T.
Sherman. The houses along the route were
caily decorated. In the evening General
Fairchild opened the Encampment, held
in the Exposition building, with an address,
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Totals. .2,:0f ILL
Tho panital invested for the first threi

lOIdS. .~,'of 49,"
The capital invested for the first three
quarters of 1857 was $2l2, 455 900, against $685.
S34, 200 for the first nine months OF 1886.
The Record sums up the Souths growth
since 1872, and shows that there has been an
increase Of 5000 new industries; ID, ,000 miles
of railroad have been built, costing, with i'm
provements to old roads, over 500, 100000,
value of property, while iron production
has increased from $1,000 tons to S16,ON
tons. The amount of coal mined from
6,NO,OOo tons in 1880 to nearly A.
OjO,OtO tons; cotton mills from $50
to $40; cotton seed oil mills, from 40 to $50;
and during that period the cotton crop alone
has sold for $500, 900. an average OF
s3CO, ,o0O, ,OO0 year, while the total value OF
Southern agricultural products is S7OO, ,OOO,OOO
a wear.
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THE Republic of Switzerland, which has
never heretofore had patent law, has voted
by majority Of 10000 in 2Go,Ooo IN 1avor M
of granting patents, and it IS expected tne
law will be enacted at once.
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JUDGE WALTON, of Corsicana, Texas, has
performed the marriage cremony for 80
coup.es during the past eighteen months. His
revenue from this source exceeds S6,O0O.
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Moro Rloodshed in Ireland.

A number of emergency men VINO were
ENGAGED in Selling cattle near Arklow, Ire
land being resisted, fired volley Of revolver
and rife Shots. John Kinsella, aged sixty,
was killed and several persons were wounded.
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PEACHES that grow to be ten inches in
circumference are common sight about
Clyde, Ohio, where there are extensive
orchards. Tie peaches are of the very best
variety too.